Party Collection (#93)

Dancing in the building of the Lonja of Barcelona, 1826. By
Spain. Catalonia. Dancing in the building of the Lonja of Barcelona, 1826. Lithography by Onofre Alsamora (1810-1880). History of the City Museum. Barcelona

Poster of the Propaganda campaign of Maos Little Red Book, 1970. China

Uruguay. Montevideo. Army parade in honour of the President Julio Herrera Obes (1841-1912). May 1, 1890. Engraving by Urgelles. The Illustration, 1890. Colored engraving

Roman sarcophagus. About 140 AD. Marriage of Dionysus and Adriadne. Detail Adriane in the carriage. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany

Lenins Statue. Kerch. Ukraine
Ukraine. Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Kerch. Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924). Russian revolutionary and politician. Statue

France. 18th century. Masquerade ball. Colored engraving
French history. 18th century. Masquerade ball. Party hosted by the city of Paris in honor of King Louis XVI. January 23, 1782. Engraving of Paris to travers les ages. Colored

James Monroe (1758-1831). Fifth President of the United States (1817A?i?1825). Last president who was a Founding Father of the United States

Rafael Nunez (1825-1894). Colombian politician
Rafael Nunez (1825-1894). Colombian author, lawyer, journalist and politician. Elected President of Colombia in 1880 and in 1884. Engraving by Carretero. Colored

Lenins Statue. Feodosiya. Crimea
Ukraine. Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Feodosiya. Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924). Russian revolutionary and politician. Statue

Nicolas Bravo (1786-1854). Mexican politician and soldier. Colored engraving

Germany. Congress of Gotha, 1875, where was founded the German Socialist Party (SPD). Reminder sheet with portrait of Marx and Lassalle at the centre

James Buchanan (1791-1868). American politician. 15th President of the United States (1857-1861). Portrait (1859) by George Peter Alexander Healy (1813-1894). National Portrait Gallery

Sphere cover - floating gondola at the Savoy by Matania
A remarkable dinner party given at the Savoy Hotel, London by Mr G. A. Kessler who entertained twenty-four guests in a large white

Marcel Pilet-Golaz
MARCEL PILET-GOLAZ Federal Councillor of Switzerland, representing the Free Democratic Party. Swiss President 1934 and 1940. Date: 1889 - 1958

Fancy Dress Ball 1910
La Princesse de la Tour d Auvergne gives a ball where the guests are all dressed as Pierrot or Pierrette Date: 1910

Clay Pigeon Shoot
A well-to-do shooting party, aiming at clay pigeons in the snow. Date: early 1930s

Men burnt alive at a party
During reign of Charles VI of France - a practical joke goes horribly wrong when a number of men are burnt alive in their costumes at a party. Date: 29th January 1392

Tammany Hall, 14th Street, New York City, USA
Tammany Hall, 14th Street (east of Union Square), New York City, USA. Tammany Hall was a New York City political organisation founded in 1786 and incorporated on May 12, 1789, as the Tammany Society

The 1958 Season - Palace presentation outfits
Outfits suitable for a debutante to wear for presentation at Buckingham Palace during the 1958 season, the final year in fact that debs were presented

London Life magazine - mother and child fashion 1966
Front cover of London Life magazine featuring mother and daughter models wearing evening and party wear for Christmas 1966

London Life party in the GPO Tower 1966
Guests at a party thrown by short-lived by hip and happening magazine, London Life at the top of the newly-built GPO (Post Office) Tower in May 1966

Tatler cover - Mattli dress for Ascot or a garden party
Front cover of The Tatler for 9 May 1956 featuring a model holding a large bunch of lilac and wearing a beautiful dress in wild silk shantung by Mattli, perfect for Ascot or gala garden parties

Chimpanzee eating at a table, watched by smiling and laughing children. Date: circa 1970s

Card shuffler, illustration by William Heath Robinson
The new card shuffler and mechanical dealer for bridge parties, illustration by William Heath Robinson. Credit must appear as: Courtesy of Mrs J. C

Captain Scotts Antarctic Expedition, South Pole, Antarctica. Showing the First Sledge Party to the Bluff. Date: 1900s

Punch Bowl Inn, Paglesham, Essex
Punch Bowl Inn, Paglesham, Rochford, near Stambridge, Essex, England. Licensee W Keeble - Showing Wedding Party Date: 1920s

Tableaux lumineux anim鳧. French poster advertising a show of illuminated scenes

Bottlenose dolphin - with party hat & streamers (Tursiops truncatus). Digitally manipulated image

Barbed wire party freeze under enemy star shell, WW1
A detachment of British soldiers, busy setting up barbed wire defences freeze momentarily as the area is lit up by an enemy star-shell

Chief Scout Sir Charles Maclean in Ghana, West Africa, with the Kumasi Welcome Party, and the Asantehene, Sir Osei Agyeman Prempeh II, March 1965. Date: 1965

1920s cocktail party gossip
" I wonder why one always has a cherry in a cocktail?" " So that one shall not drink on an empty stomach" Witty exchanges at a well populated, glamorous

Street party. Henley-on-Thames. Oxfordshire
A coronation street party, 1911. Date: 1911

Cricket match at the cricket-ground at Castle Howard
The royal party visits a cricket match which was being held at Castle Howard, also lots of spectators gather round to watch the match. Date: 1850

The Venetian party held by Mrs Keiller, July 1914
Page from The Sketch reporting on a lavish party hosted by Mrs Alexander Keiller, formerly Miss Doll Phil-Morris, the artist

Taking a small steam launch out for a river trip on a very still day. Date: circa 1904

Publicity for the whizz-bangs concert party, WW1
A sign advertising the Whizz-bangs, one of the most well- known concert party troupes entertaining soldiers during the First World War, ensuring there would be absolutely no duds in their show

Les Rouges et Noirs army troupe at the Savoy, 1919
Les Rouges et Noirs, the concert troupe of the First Army pictured with the manager, Captain Makeham at the Savoy Theatre in 1919

1937 Coronation - street party in Fulham
A street party in Edenvale Road, Fulham, London to celebrate the Coronation of Kinlocal children seated at a long table for a tea party and flags and bunting festooned across the street. Date: 1937

Mrs & Mrs Sweeny at an Ascot House Party
A group present at the Old Malt House in Bracknell, for an Ascot house party hosted by Mr and Mrs William Garthwaite. The group shows, from left, Mrs Charles Sweeny

Hungry Peter the pig cooks for a party, watched through the window by the naughty dogs Rags and Forager who are worried that they won t be invited. Date: 1914

Palm Sunday Market in Red Square, Moscow
Palm Sunday (Christian feast that falls on the last Sunday before Easter) being celebrated by hundreds of people on Red Square in Moscow. Date: Pre 1917

Luncheon in the Talbot Gallery at Alton Towers, 1860
Luncheon in the Talbot Gallery to celebrate the taking possession of Alton Towers by Henry Chetwynd-Talbot, 18th Earl of Shrewsbury, on 13th April 1860

Cover design, Storyland, by Gladys Peto
Cover design for Storyland, by Gladys Peto. Gladys Emma Peto (1890-1977) was an English artist, fashion designer, illustrator and writer of childrens books. Date: 1931

Romanian Pleasure Wheel
Simple Romanian Pleasure Wheel at a country fair. The postcard caption translates as: Party in the Country. Not quite the London Eye... Date: circa 1900

Edward G. Hemmerde, Vanity Fair, Spy
EDWARD GEORGE HEMMERDE (1871-1948) English rower, barrister, playwright and politician. Liberal Party Member of Parliament for East Denbighshire

Around the Christmas Dinner Table, by Hookway Cowles
Front cover illustration showing a sophisticated 1920s Christmas dinner party. Date: Christmas Number 1927

Cyril Smith, British Liberal politician
Sir Cyril Smith (1928-2010), British Liberal Party politician, MP for Rochdale, Lancashire from 1972 until he retired in 1992. Date: 1960s

The Cocoa Tree Club
The exterior of the Cocoa Tree Club building, of which Lord Byron was a member. It was originally a Tory chocolate house and also famous for once being the Jacobite Party H.Q. Date: early 1930s

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